About Cardinal Planning
Ready to reach your personal and post-retirement goals?
The Cardinal team is here to help.
We’re your go-to retirement &
tax planning pros
If your financial to-do list has gotten a bit… well, scary, not to fear! We’re here to help comb through the complexities of retirement planning and minimize common retirement fears, like running out of money, tax worries, or uncertainty around how to make a plan. From start to finish, we’re here to help make sense of your money so you can optimize your income, invest smarter and reduce tax implications during retirement.
We work with a wide variety of clients with unique needs. Our passion is providing personalized assistance that considers each and every critical factor needed in order to reach your financial goals — both for today, and tomorrow.
We’re The Differential
Fiduciary, commission-free plans
We operate as a fee-only, fiduciary financial group — or, in other words, we don’t sell products or accept commissions on any advice we provide. We are required to act in your best interest and not our own. When you work with us you will know in advance what the fee is for the scope of work to be provided.Comprehensive money management
We help demystify what to expect when it comes to your cash flow in retirement, including all tax implications. Our planning approach is multi-layered, which means we offer:- Retirement planning (including social security decision making and income planning)
- Tax consulting
- Limited asset management outsourced to SEI
Personal and business wealth consideration
We work with business owners and their relationship between their personal and business wealth. Whether you’re planning to retire and keep working within your business part-time, or you’re considering selling your business, we can help design a plan that makes the most sense for your goals.Financial consolidation assistance
With our retirement planning we focus on cash flow for retirement, which includes strategically managing pay raises and inflation as well as organizing and consolidating holdings. Our focus will be on simplifying your financial life in retirement, not making it more complex.”I have decades of experience as a CFP® and CPA that I apply
to every client’s retirement plan.”
-Mark Boatright, CFP® PROFESSIONAL
Founder and President, Cardinal Group
Meet Mark Boatright
Applying decades of experience as a CFP and CPA into every client plan
With a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Cum Laude, from the University of Colorado, Mark’s background as both a CFP and CPA is what differentiates him from the majority of advisors. His professional affiliations include the Financial Planning Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Mark’s in-depth understanding of tax strategies coupled with background as a tax preparer and his ability to merge the competing needs of both personal and business wealth is the secret weapon behind helping his clients achieve financial peace of mind, no matter where they are in their journey. At this stage in his career, it’s his goal to help as many pre and post retirees as possible find their purpose and enter retirement with less stress and more fulfillment.
Mark was born and raised in Colorado. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his family including his young grandchild. You will often find Mark sipping on a fine wine along with some tasty food. He loves to golf and travel, and his favorite place in the world is Italy.
Establish your Personalized Retirement Plan
When you work with cardinal planning group, you will receive:
- A complimentary, tailored one-page assessment of your finances
- Specific, actionable recommendations tailored to your goals and objectives
- Ongoing management of your retirement and tax plan
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